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Western Union Salary

Western Union Salary

Western Union pays a median of $144K ($129K–$178K) across 26 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $129K–$178K salary range

Median: $144K  ·  Based on 26 public Western Union job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Western Union salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Western Union · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$144K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$129K–$178K
Typical range
$500K view JD
Highest base · VP, Head of US Digital GTM
26
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+26
26 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 4% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$148K (9)
Staff
$185K (5)
Highest-paying skills
Java $141KPower Bi $113K

Highest-paying open roles at Western Union

Western Union salary by seniority

  • Senior: $148K median · $200K top base — Senior Manager, Global Marketing Technology (view JD) (9)
  • Staff: $185K median · $260K top base — Vice President, Cyber Governance, Risk & Compliance (view JD) (5)

Western Union salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $125K median · $150K top base — Product Manager, Compliance Systems & Analytics (view JD) (5)

Remote work at Western Union

0% of Western Union's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Western Union looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Java (2) · Due Diligence (1) · Regulatory Compliance (1) · React (1) · Angular (1) · Reconciliation (1) · Payroll (1) · Auditing (1) · Python (1) · Kubernetes (1).

Benefits & perks at Western Union

Commonly listed: medical (7) · life-ins (7) · dental (6) · parental (6) · 401k (4) · pto (3).

About Western Union

Western Union is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · HQ Englewood, Colorado. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Western Union

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 4 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 4% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Western Union total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Western Union hiring activity

Western Union has 26 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 26 public job postings with disclosed pay. 26 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (26 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Western Union pay?
The median pay is $144K, with a typical range of $129K–$178K, based on 26 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Western Union?
One of the highest-paying open roles is VP, Head of US Digital GTM, at $450K–$500K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 26 public Western Union job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed July 1, 2026.

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